PUTRAJAYA: Criminal charges against Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob (pic) have yet to be decided, says the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). Chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki said that the investigation into the case involving the former prime minister has concluded. "The investigation papers have been submitted to the deputy public prosecutor (DPP). "We have been told that...
Hong Kong martial arts director Tong Gai, the husband of former TVB star Suet Nay, has passed away. He was 88. According to Hong Kong news outlet HK01, Tong died on Monday (June 23) after falling from a building on Austin Road, located between Tsim Sha Tsui and Jordan. Sources alleged that Tong had been struggling with depression...
MELAKA: The mother and stepfather of a nine-year-old girl, who died from alleged physical abuse at her home in Taman Kota Laksamana here, have been remanded for seven days to assist investigations. The remand order until Monday (June 30) was issued by Magistrate Sharda Shienha Mohd Suleiman at the Magistrate’s Court in Ayer Keroh here to...
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's benchmark stock index was flat in early session trading as a pick up in certain heavyweights helped to offset the profit-taking seen at the start of the day. At 12.30pm, the FBM KLCI was down 0.37 points to 1,516.24, off a morning low of 1,511.09. Maybank drove the index higher with a 15 sen...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Court of Appeal will deliver its decision on Wednesday (June 25) on the appeal by Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman against his conviction and sentence for abetting in criminal breach of trust, misappropriation of property and money laundering involving Angkatan Bersatu Anak Muda (Armada) funds. The decision on the appeal would...
TELUK INTAN: A Magistrate's Court here has issued an arrest warrant for the owner of the lorry company involved in a fatal accident involving nine members of the Federal Reserve Unit (FRU) on May 13. DPP Izzuddin Fakri Hamdan filed the arrest warrant application on Tuesday (June 24) after the individual failed to appear for proceedings...
MELAKA: Four policemen have been remanded for five days at a Magistrate's Court in Ayer Keroh here for allegedly soliciting and receiving a bribe amounting to RM2,000 as an inducement not to take action against an individual for being in close proximity with his lover inside a car. The remand order until June 28 against the...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Armed Forces (ATM) marked a historic milestone today as Mejar Jeneral Datuk Johnny Lim Eng Seng was promoted to the rank of Leftenan Jeneral — making him the first Chinese senior officer to attain the prestigious three-star rank in the country’s military. The Melaka-born officer received his new rank in a ceremony...
PUTRAJAYA: The plot of land known as the "Duta Enclave" belongs to the government, the Court of Appeal has ruled. This came after it allowed an appeal by the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur Land Registrar in a dispute between the government and Semantan Estate Sdn Bhd (SESB), involving the land that spans 106.54ha (263.272 acres)...
PETALING JAYA: The target to complete the much-touted East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project by December next year is facing an unexpected obstacle – theft of signalling equipment and communication cables. The contractors have a fight on their hands with over 1,200m of signalling cables reported stolen along its alignment, with 81 outdoor transformer units also...
